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Thread: How to buy Nuts and bolts
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13th September 2013, 12:32 AM #1
How to buy Nuts and bolts
Bauhaus is the Austrian equivalent of Bunnings, and they sell a bewildering range of nuts and bolts, screws, etc etc you name it... all self service and you can buy single items or in packets.
The system is pretty simple. The bin containing.... say M6x30 cap screws is labelled with a code like B34 or something similar, you grab a plastic bag and put as many as you want into the bag. Then go to a little set of scales that you put the bag onto, and enter the code number on the bin, which then converts to euros per kg and prints a bar coded sticker which you stick on the bag and get's scanned at the checkout.
Sure beats bubble packs of 6 when you only want one or two.
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You can see the scales with the sticker printer next to the ladder.
Regards
Ray
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13th September 2013, 06:49 AM #2
Would probably be a little bit advanced for Bunnings or the unions here would say someone would lose their job and the s##t would hit the fan.
Shane
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13th September 2013, 08:20 AM #3Senior Member
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Collier and Miller Engineering here in Griffith do a very similar thing, with the exception of the weighing. You just go to the counter with your bag and they sort out the bill. Its quicker if you know the codes and how many of what you bought, but its not a requirement. Self serve is indeed nice though, there are quite a few blokes in there at times, verniers in hand thinking about what will fit where.
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13th September 2013, 09:51 AM #4Pink 10EE owner
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Only trouble I find with self serve type places is the dickheads that say want a 6X30 so grab ten of them, then decide they do not want them and do not care less where they put them back say in the 6X20 box.. Then you have all these boxes with mixed lots in them..
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13th September 2013, 10:33 AM #5.
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Pretty much anything beats the bubble pack system.
I also like the old school personal approach at Searles Fasteners in Willeton here in Perth.
Firstly they know what they have so there is no hunting around
Then they know where everything is so they find it quickly.
They used to be very cheap ( the old timer owner used to often give one-ofs away for nicks) but recently they added scanners to their cash registers and so the prices have gone up but it is still my fave fastener shop in Perth.
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13th September 2013, 11:38 AM #6GOLD MEMBER
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Great set up. I dont enjoy going into the loacl bolt shop for 5 of this and 7 of those. I do try and have "stock" but there are so many bolts out there I cant have 50 of each. But then I'm also lazy when it comes to cutting bolts down so a lot of the time I'm buy them in 3 lengths, the one I think I need and one shorter and one longer lol.
Oh I dont know............. I've witnessed the staff!! doing that at Bunnings. In fact while I was looking for the right fixture to put a plumbing fitting in the staff member took it off me and just tossed it in the closest box. What hope is there?
I've also made the trip back to Bunnings after checking in the box to see it was what I needed and then grabbing 5 more without checking .... hopefully thats something I'll only do once.
Stuart
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13th September 2013, 12:06 PM #7.
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I will also vouch for Searles. I have been a small time customer for 25 years.
BT
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Light red, the colour of choice for the discerning man.
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15th September 2013, 08:21 AM #9Senior Member
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A few years ago the local field days used to have specially priced ''cockies bag'' assortment of g5 nuts and bolts. 1/4 5/16 3/8 used to get used and were left with lots of orphan sizes in the larger sizes.Any one remember?
Years ago I used to have a middle aged man of european origin call on me with a van had, bagged assortments of fasteners told me they were the sweepings off floors of ford gmh and mitsubishi car factories.His wife and kids used to sort and bag them.They were great value and still have many left.
The old workshop dog here,was called Engineer,you kicked him in the nuts and he made a bolt for the door .Cheers all.
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15th September 2013, 10:27 AM #10
I don't know if the rest of you have noticed ,but it appears to me Bunnings are moving more and more to bagged or blister packed units of hardware.
Invariably when that occurs ,the cost per individual unit climbs abruptly.
All of the fastener houses I have frequented locally use this weighing system as described in the original post.
I don't see Bunnings going to this system anytime soon.
Grahame
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15th September 2013, 01:01 PM #11
Its a great system, but i think if bunnies did it here they would loose money on them big time. How many guys would be weighing and labeling and then adding more to the bag? The who cares attitude seems to be taking over here.
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15th September 2013, 10:38 PM #12Member
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I find the big green shed has a limited number of fasteners. What I want is usually out of stock or not the right length, I now shop at local nuts n bolts individually owned shop.
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16th September 2013, 01:03 AM #13Intermediate Member
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Totally agree, my local nuts & bolts is the place to shop. Quantity, quality and choice are all there along with people who can help. I notice that my local tool king still has bins of various timber and roofing fasteners that you scoop into a paper bag and take to the front counter to be weighed as they are sold by weight. Limited choice of types.
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16th September 2013, 07:50 AM #15
Ace Gutters at Mortdale, I remember them well.
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